Tag: saas valuation

Rule of 40 SaaS: Only 15% Hit It in 2026

Vikas Thakur / Oct 22, 2026 / 9 min read

Only 15% of public SaaS companies cleared the Rule of 40 on EBITDA margin in May 2026, per Aventis Advisors' analysis of 55 listed firms. Switch the profit metric to free cash flow margin and the pass rate nearly triples to 46%. This report breaks down the Rule of 40 by profit definition, by quarter, and by what it is actually worth at exit.

101% Median NRR: SaaS Retention Benchmarks 2025 Revealed

Vikas Thakur / Oct 20, 2026 / 8 min read

Median net revenue retention for private SaaS companies hit 101% in 2025, confirmed by two independent surveys of over 1,000 companies. This report breaks NRR down by contract size, funding source, and valuation multiple, using SaaS Capital, Benchmarkit, and Software Equity Group data.